Bilateral endogenous Escherichia coli endophthalmitis: a devastating complication in an insulin-dependent diabetic

R S Walmsley; D B David; R N Allan; G R Kirkby

doi:10.1136/pgmj.72.848.361

Bilateral endogenous Escherichia coli endophthalmitis: a devastating complication in an insulin-dependent diabetic

Postgrad Med J. 1996 Jun;72(848):361-3. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.848.361.

Authors

R S Walmsley¹, D B David, R N Allan, G R Kirkby

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral endogenous Escherichia coli endophthalmitis in an insulin-dependent diabetic. This condition appears to occur almost exclusively in diabetics, and is invariably related to a urinary tract infection. Treatment of any infection in diabetics should be aggressive, and any deterioration in vision should be addressed promptly.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
Endophthalmitis / complications*
Endophthalmitis / drug therapy
Endophthalmitis / microbiology
Escherichia coli Infections / complications*
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Tract Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology